You have not yet reached Australia if you don't see any Kangaroos, Koalas and Emos!

What a day! Despite the lousy weather we had today all day, I decided to "drag" myself to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Alma Park Zoo, Australia Zoo. It was a wet day alright; however, with my good spirits, I made the most out of it and tried to have a great time with meeting new friends: koalas, kangaroos, emus and others! As you can see in the blog. The first 6 photos are from http://www.koala.net/index.htm

Australia’s a holiday destination like no other. Unique animals like koalas and kangaroos are understandably on a tourist’s must-see list. Of course, many people think of animals if they think of Australia, especially the most famous symbols: koalas, kangaroos and emus.

As soon as I stepped off the bus, I could tell that I had arrived the zoo. The smell (odor) of the kolas and other animals were just powerful! The koalas were all asleep, except the ones that were on the mission of photo taking. They put the koalas in open cages and separated them into groups based on age rang. I have to say that they are absolutely cute and huge! Their weigh could go up to 16-18 kgs. As for the kangaroos, they were just adorable. I liked the way they hop, especially the small ones called wallabies...I even VDO taped them which you will see in my other blog.

We, students, Fiona, the coordinator, and I were there for about 3 hours. While we were there, we fed lambs and kangaroos, saw many sleepy koalas, and watching a sheep dog show. I almost had a photo taking with me holding a koala. I changed my mind then since it was a bit costly. We then headed back to the city. I hung out downtown checking out things and ended up having a cup of coffee and a meal set at Hungry Jack's (or Burger Kings). Anyway, the day was great...in the rain and wet!!